Wednesday, April 17
๐จNATION
๐ Murder numbers plummets in a number of major U.S. cities (except Atlanta and LA) (AXIOS)
๐ House sends DHS Secretary Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate (CNN)
๐ Supreme Court appears divided on case that could upend felony charges against Jan. 6 rioters, Trump (ABC NEWS)
๐ Columbia Universityโs president to testify at antisemitism hearing today (CNN) What she plans to say (COLUMBIA)
๐ USC valedictorian banned from giving graduation speech over โsecurity concerns,โ after complaints about anti-Zionist, anti-Semitic rhetoric (NY POST)
๐ AROUND THE WORLD
๐ Justin Trudeau plans to win over Canadians with his Gen Z-friendly budget (POLITICO)
๐ Historic Copenhagen stock exchange in Denmark goes up in flames (BBC)
๐ Dubai gets nearly 2x annual rainfall in a matter of 6 hours (CBS NEWS) โCloud seedingโ may have been partially to blame (INSIDER)
๐ US Treasury Department plans to impose new sanctions on Iran after Israel attack (CNBC)
๐ฑBUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
๐ UnitedHealth to take up to $1.6 billion hit this year from Change hack (REUTERS)
๐ Zuckerberg wins bid to avoid personal liability in addiction lawsuits (THE HILL)
๐ Pro-Palestinian Google employees stage โsit-insโ over company contract with Israel (WIRED)
๐ World faces โdeathly silenceโ of nature as wildlife disappears, warn experts (GUARDIAN)
๐ American Airlinesโ pilots report โsignificant spikeโ in safety issues (NY POST)
๐ฌ SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
๐ Celine Dion documentary gets a release date (GMA)
๐ Michigan given three-year probation, recruiting penalties by NCAA for football violations โ case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending (AP)
๐ Blake Griffin retires after high-flying NBA career that included Rookie of the Year, All-Star honors (CBS SPORTS)
๐ First product of Meghan Markle's lifestyle brand revealed (BBC)